Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Leap Day

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Seeing as today is February 29, we should ruminate on this odd practice of adding a day to the calendar every fourth year. In that spirit,...
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Friday, February 24, 2012

Op-ed: Obama Administration “Brainwashes” Public on Afghanistan

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Obama, like his predecessor, systematically lies to the American people about the war. But don’t expect the Republican nominee (unless it...

TGIF: Do Ends Justify Means?

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If “goods” are incommensurable, then one of them cannot be said to be “greater” than others. Thus acting for the “greater good” is withou...

Is Lawrence O’Donnell a Moron, or Does He Just Think His Viewers Are?

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

February 19, 1942: A Day that Will Live in Infamy

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Two days ago was the 70th anniversary of President Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 , which resulted in the internment in "W...

Political Illogic

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This is what passes for sophisticated argument in politics and the news media: A (contraception, whatever) is desirable; A costs m...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

Obamacare, Contraception, and Ayn Rand

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It will be little comfort to the advocates of state-mandated “ free ” contraception that Ayn Rand, who would have abhorred Obamacare and al...
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The “Accommodation” that Changes Nothing

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Hat tip: Mario Rizzo Scenario: A woman who works for a Catholic hospital walks into a pharmacy and fills her birth-control prescription. ...

This Week's Scribblings

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FFF op-ed: "No One Should Be Forced to Act against His Conscience" TGIF: "It's Not about Contraception"
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

It's an Orwellian World

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Aggression against Iran is retaliation, and retaliation by Iran is aggression.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Israel and the MEK

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Israel is in cahoots with a violent Marxist Iranian cult -- the MEK (Mujahedin-e Khalq) -- that is on the State Dept's terrorist list. I...
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Bad Deal

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No woman would choose to spend her own money on birth-control "coverage," because the premiums would amount to prepayment for futu...

Insulting Our Intelligence

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Updated below. According to the Obama administration, forcing insurance companies to provide free contraception to women won’t cost the co...
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TGIF: Contraception: Insuring the Uninsurable

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Insurance arose as a way for individuals to pool their risk of some low-probability/high-cost misfortune befalling them. It shouldn’t be ne...

Some Feminists

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As a feminist, I'd like to know why establishment "feminists" look to paternalistic government for free contraception.

Obama's "Accommodation" on Contraception

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President Obama tells us that through his "accommodation" on the contraception controversy he's avoided "choos[ing] betw...
Thursday, February 09, 2012

“We Perpetuate War by Exalting Its Sacrifices”

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Rachel Maddow is using her nightly MSNBC show to agitate for a ticker-tape parade in New York City to honor the Iraq veterans and celebrate ...
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

The Picture that’s Worth a Thousand Words

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The blue mass in the middle is Iran. The stars in the red areas represent U.S. military bases. (Click to enlarge.)
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Op-ed: Obama Can Stop Israel from Attacking Iran

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[W]hile Israel insists on its freedom of action, it realizes it would need America’s help. This means that the Obama administration holds...
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Saturday, February 04, 2012

Max Blumenthal on Israel, Iran & the U.S. Election

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